Originally published in The Christian Times Bishop Anba Angaelos, the head of the Coptic Church in Britain, has recently told Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) militants who killed 100 Christians in Egypt in the past year that they are “loved by God” despite their horrible crimes. “You are […]
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Coptic christians murdered by ISIS died refusing to renounce Jesus Christ
Originally published by Gospel herald Before slaughtering 29 Coptic Christians, including children, ISIS militants asked them to renounce Jesus Christ – and killed them when they refused. Bishop Makarios, the top Coptic Orthodox cleric in Minya, the province where the attack took place, revealed that the Islamic extremists told the […]
Christians in Egypt told to ‘leave or die’
Originally published in Christian Today As Coptic Christians continue to flee for their lives from the threat of ISIS in Egypt, the head of the Coptic Church in the UK has called out the ‘horrific attacks’ that have claimed 40 Christians in the last three months. His Grace Bishop Angaelos, […]
The actual war on Egypt’s Christians
Copts are under attack. Originally published in The Atlantic Little could dampen the enthusiasm of 13-year-old Tony Atef as he wore his soccer outfit and headed to Egypt’s most successful club, Al Ahly, to partake in the team’s junior soccer try outs. After Tony scored two goals, a coach approached […]
Cairo cathedral bombing: 25 killed, 49 injured
Originally published in Christianity Daily At least 25 people, most of them women, were killed and about 49 were injured in a blast inside Cairo’s Coptic Cathedral complex on Sunday. A bomb exploded in the chapel as Sunday Mass was about to end. President Abdel Fatah al-Sissi said at the […]
Christian voices from the Egyptian revolution
By World Watch Monitor Who stole Egypt? The answer depends on who you ask among the thousands of Egyptians who have swarmed the streets across the country since Sunday (June 30), either to force President Mohamed Morsi out of office, or to support him. “Now we’re seeing the revolution being […]